Dismissal of Defamation Charges Against Oh Se-hoon in Kim Yong-ho's Case... Submission of Non-Prosecution Request

YouTuber Kim Yong-ho, who was prosecuted for defamation against Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, received a dismissal of the indictment from the court.

YouTuber Kim Yong-ho. [Photo by Yonhap News]

According to the legal community on the 22nd, the Seoul Eastern District Court dismissed the prosecution's indictment against Kim, who was charged with spreading false information (defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act), the day before.

Earlier, Mayor Oh submitted a letter of non-prosecution to the court, expressing that he did not wish for Kim to be punished. In crimes where prosecution cannot proceed against the victim's will, a dismissal of the indictment is issued if there is a post-prosecution expression of non-prosecution intent.

On March 20 of last year, Kim uploaded a video titled "Kim Eo-jun Oh Se-hoon Secret Pact" on his YouTube channel, related to Kim Eo-jun, who was a TBS host at the time. Mayor Oh then filed a police complaint against Kim for defamation.

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